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3.35 BetMGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) of £180,000.00 3-y-o plus(Class 2 ) 7f.

Ascot Results Sat, 3rd Oct, 2026

Going - Good to Firm.

Jackpot Pool - £9,027.61 Winning Units - .01 Dividend - £6,409.60. Placepot Pool - £250,222.49 Winning Units - 964.07 Dividend - £189.40. Quadpot Pool - £22,537.93 Winning Units - 215.28 Dividend - £77.40. Place Six Dividend - £601.67. Place Five Dividend - £381.93.

3.35 7f. (Class 2 ) 3-y-o plus 18 Ran
BetMGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) of £180,000.00 3-y-o plus 1st - £92,772.00, 2nd - £43,506.00, 3rd - £21,762.00, 4th - £10,872.00, 5th - £5,436.00, 6th - £2,718.00
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1st

9-4 (Jon and Julia Aisbitt )
(Drawn 16) Rated 97
Expert Eye (GB) - Why We Dream (IRE)(Al Kazeem (GB))
Breeder - Jon and Julia Aisbitt

(Morning price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Jack Channon

George Bass

Tote Win £6.60 Place £2.00

wore hood to post, midfield, ridden and switched right over 2f out, headway to chase leader entering final furlong, kept on well and led towards finish

12th Sep, 26 Doncaster
6th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race

2nd

9-6 (Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obai )
(Drawn 11) Rated 101
Starman (GB) - Lealas Daughter (IRE)(Excelebration (IRE))
Breeder - Empire Bloodstock Ltd

(Morning price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 13/2 6/1 5/1 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2) SP 7/2fav

George Boughey

Billy Loughnane

Place £1.70

wore hood to post, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon led, edged left over 1f out, kept on but headed towards finish

12th Sep, 26 Doncaster
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 99 This
Race

3rd

9-1 (Wathnan Racing )
(Drawn 7) Rated 94
Blue Point (IRE) - Maggies Angel (IRE)(Dark Angel (IRE))
Breeder - Sas Mata Horse

(Morning price: 28/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

William Haggas

P J Dobbs

Place £3.20

held up in rear, briefly ridden when not clear run approaching final furlong, kept on well and went third final strides

22nd Aug, 26 York
10th Flat Hcp Rated 96 This
Race

4th

9-11 (Mr Evan M Sutherland )
(Drawn 17)ts² Rated 98
Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) - Daphinia (GB)(Kuroshio (AUS))
Breeder - Whitsbury Manor Stud

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1) SP 16/1

David O'Meara

D Tudhope

Place £4.40

took keen hold, midfield, ridden and hampered over 2f out, kept on final furlong but lost third final strides

19th Sep, 26 Ayr
1st Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race

5th

9-10 (Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook )
(Drawn 18)cp⁺ Rated 103
Blue Point (IRE) - Rose Diamond (IRE)(Daylami (IRE))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs G. Middlebrook

(Morning price: 22/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

D Kubler

Callum Shepherd

wore hood to post, in touch with leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

26th Sep, 26 Newmarket
4th Flat Hcp Rated 102 This
Race

6th

8-13 (Phil Cunningham )
(Drawn 15) Rated 92
Kameko (USA) - Like (IRE)(Frankel (GB))
Breeder - Plantation Stud

(Morning price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1) SP 10/1

Richard Spencer

George Wood

wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in midfield, switched left and ridden 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, never a factor

19th Sep, 26 Ayr
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race

7th

9-3 (Godolphin )
(Drawn 6)vs⁵ Rated 96
Siyouni (IRE) - Soliloquy (IRE)(Indian Ridge)
Breeder - Godolphin

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Saeed Bin Suroor

K Shoemark

midfield, switched right and ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, faded final 110yds

29th Aug, 26 Sandown
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 94 This
Race

8th

0.75L

9-1 (Cayton Park Stud Limited )
(Drawn 13) Rated 96
Mehmas (IRE) - Maid To Remember (GB)(Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Breeder - Cayton Park Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 14/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1) SP 18/1

A Balding

Callum Hutchinson

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened final 110yds

20th Aug, 26 York
1st Flat Hcp Rated 88 This
Race

9th

0.5L

9-7 (Abdulla Al Khalifa )
(Drawn 1) Rated 102
Pinatubo (IRE) - Diala (IRE)(Iffraaj (GB))
Breeder - Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al-Khalifa

(Morning price: 5/2 11/4 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 9/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

William Haggas

Harry Davies

wore earplugs to post, took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no danger

5th Sep, 26 Ascot
1st Flat Hcp Rated 93 This
Race

10th

9-6 (Martyn And Elaine Booth )
(Drawn 9)cp⁷ Rated 99
Free Eagle (IRE) - Badr Al Badoor (IRE)(Acclamation (GB))
Breeder - Ms Anne Coughlan

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 20/1 22/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Jamie Osborne

P J McDonald

went to post early in hood, held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and stayed on, no danger

4th Sep, 26 Ascot
1st Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race

11th

nose

9-12 (Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obai )
(Drawn 8) Rated 105
Lope De Vega (IRE) - Madeline (IRE)(Kodiac (GB))
Breeder - Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

(Morning price: 22/1 20/1 22/1 18/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 18/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1) SP 22/1

K R Burke

C Lee

wore hood and earplugs to post, took keen hold, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

28th Jul, 26 Goodwood
7th Flat Rated 107 This
Race

12th

1.75L

9-2 (Grande Motte )
(Drawn 2) Rated 95
King Of Change (GB) - Precipitous (IRE)(Indian Ridge)
Breeder - Forenaghts Stud & Jim Bolger

(Morning price: 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 7/1 15/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Richard Hannon

S M Levey

prominent, ridden to briefly lead 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out

12th Sep, 26 Doncaster
4th Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race

13th

8-13 (Mr G Owen )
(Drawn 14)vs⁵ Rated 99
Aclaim (IRE) - Freedom Spirit (GB)(Muhaarar (GB))
Breeder - Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Eve Johnson Houghton

Oliver Carmichael(7)

midfield, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

15th Aug, 26 Newbury
7th Flat Hcp Rated 101 This
Race

14th

8-13 (Aidan J Ryan & Partner )
(Drawn 4)ts⁺ Rated 95
Galileo Gold (GB) - Sagely (IRE)(Frozen Power (IRE))
Breeder - Tally-Ho Stud

(Morning price: 66/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 66/1 50/1 66/1 50/1) SP 50/1

Richard Fahey

Warren Fentiman(3)

raced solo far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5th Sep, 26 Ascot
10th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race

15th

0.5L

9-0 (Dominic Griffiths And David Kavanagh )
(Drawn 12)ts⁸cp¹ Rated 93
Mehmas (IRE) - Chupalla (GB)(Helmet (AUS))
Breeder - Tally-Ho Stud

(Morning price: 25/1 22/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Jamie Osborne

William Carver

midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

26th Sep, 26 Newmarket
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race

16th

9-3 (Phil Cunningham )
(Drawn 5)bl⁺ Rated 103
Rajasinghe (IRE) - Warsash (IRE)(War Command (USA))
Breeder - Miss Carla M Bowers

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Richard Spencer

Toby Moore(7)

in touch with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

19th Sep, 26 Ayr
12th Flat Hcp Rated 103 This
Race

17th

nose

9-9 (Dr J A E Hobby )
(Drawn 10) Rated 104
Kameko (USA) - Rosie Briar (GB)(Mayson (GB))
Breeder - Dr J. A. E. Hobby

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 66/1 80/1 66/1) SP 66/1

A Balding

Jason Watson

wore hood to post, took keen hold, midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

26th Sep, 26 Newmarket
9th Flat Hcp Rated 104 This
Race

18th

8-11 (Bell, Lyons & James )
(Drawn 3)ts⁺ Rated 90
Zelzal (FR) - Au Dessus (GB)(Siyouni (FR))
Breeder - S.A.S. Elevage Du Haras de Bourgeauville

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

I Williams

Lewis Edmunds

wore hood to post, slowly away, always behind

19th Sep, 26 Newbury
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 90 This
Race

Off 3.35
Time 1m. 26.26 secs, which is 0.93 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £33.80
Tote Trifecta- £633.70
CSF- £22.07
Tricast- £225.65.

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